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02-13-2007, 01:17 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: K-Town
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|  help! rocks are eating my truck!
I've been crawling for a few weeks now and have noticed a few things about my cloddie.:-P 1. The front steering links are taking a beating and I've even broken the ball end off the link. 2. The bottom of the axle housings and motors are also developing gouges and scrapes. 3. Ball ends on the steering links, bottom links, and top links have either broken or gotten pulled of the ball. I could care less about the scratches but I don' want to put holes in my axle housings or weaken other parts. What can I do to protect these items? I saw a skid plate on the rc4wd web site but they are sold out:-( . Anyone know where I can get some?  |
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02-13-2007, 03:52 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: In England, looking for the threadlock...
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You don't need a skid. It will take years of 'ard crawlin' to even weaken the axle cases. As for the steering links, move both links to the top of the knuckle, and maybe use the big M4 thread rod ends from Junfac.
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02-13-2007, 07:44 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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You need to do a BTA ( Behind the axle) Steering set up. Just drop the $45 bucks for one. Or make one youself. If you have a TLT kit around. You can use the servo plate and mounts to make your own BTA for you clod.
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02-13-2007, 08:16 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville
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skid plates just take up space and why spend 20 bucks to protect a 5 dollar part
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02-13-2007, 08:50 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mobile AL
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HAHA thats a very good point  never thought of it that way!Later, Jake | |
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02-13-2007, 04:39 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville
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some people on here shave the buttom of there axles to get more ground clearance and they havent broke through the housings yet. besides its a rock crawler its gonna get beat up look at the photo gallerys on here. what ball ends are you using might wanna try thicker ones
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02-13-2007, 05:00 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warner Robins
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Use half a cap of a shoe shine bottle as a skid for the motor. It'll save the brushes and endbell to. Saw it on someone's crawler and really liked the mod. Here's the thread: My New Stick Last edited by BrockGrimes; 02-13-2007 at 05:02 PM. |
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